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Angels
knocked out of tournament in heartbreaker
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[NOV. 14, 2005]
The Lincoln Christian College Angels were
knocked out of the NCCAA Division II National Championship when they
lost a heartbreaker to Crown College in a five-game match Friday.
After winning the first game 32-30, the Angels dropped the next two
games 25-30 and 19-30 before rallying for a fourth-game win at
30-24. Crown College prevailed in the fifth game by 15-13.
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The win put Crown College into the semifinals on Saturday with a 3-1
record to challenge Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania, which
also emerged from pool play with a 3-1 record. Earlier in the day,
Lincoln Christian College defeated Manhattan (Kan.) Christian
College in a four-game match 30-25, 26-30, 30-20, 30-22.
The Angels completed their season with a 23-15 record.
The second semifinal on Saturday pitted Clearwater Christian
College, 4-0, against Grace University, 3-1.
After the semifinals there was an all-star exhibition at 1 p.m.,
followed by the championship match at 3:30 p.m. [See
report.]
For more tournament
information, visit
http://www.lccs.edu/athletics/nccaa/vb/.
[Jack A. Getchel,
LCC sports
information director]
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 10 a.m. Friday
Scores:
| Lincoln Christian |
30 |
26 |
30 |
30 |
| Manhattan Christian |
25 |
30 |
20 |
22 |
LCC team leaders:
- Kills -- Kari McFadden 20, Tina Cook 15
- Assists -- Stephanie Hodam 22, Cook 21
- Service aces -- Cook 8, Jani McLaughlin 4
- Blocks -- McFadden 5, Melissa Pim 4
- Digs -- Mindy Crawford 22, Sarah Nichols 15
4 p.m. Friday
Scores:
| Lincoln Christian |
32 |
25 |
19 |
30 |
13 |
| Crown College |
30 |
30 |
30 |
24 |
15 |
LCC team leaders:
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